Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Following Pericardiocentesis After Aortic Valve Repair and Ascending Aorta Replacement Igor Belluschi, MD, Micaela Cioni, MD, Stefano Moriggia, MD, Ottavio Alfieri, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 102, Issue 4, Pages e291-e293 (October 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.02.021 Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Echocardiographic views in (A, C) diastole and (B, D) systole showing the takotsubo-like shape of the left ventricle. Ultrasonographic views: (A, B) three-dimensional echocardiography and (C, D) transesophageal echocardiography. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 102, e291-e293DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.02.021) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Ventricular angiography during (A) diastole and (B) systole. The left ventricle assumes a round bottom and a narrow neck in the telesystolic phase. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 102, e291-e293DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.02.021) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Cardiac magnetic resonance images in (A) diastole and (B) systole confirm Takotsubo syndrome. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 102, e291-e293DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.02.021) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions